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Peeking in the past

10 years ago (1996)"Randy Feucht and Gregg Ebert will hit the waters of Big Stone Lake this Saturday in the second of a series of Walleye tournaments.The pair are teaming up and competing in the U.S. Team Walleye Series. The series consists of a number of tournaments throughout 12 different states. The goal at the state level is to qualify for the final state tournament, thus earning a chance to compete in a national championship worth approximately $50,000."25 years ago (1981)"The Jr. High girls track team established three new school records during competition at the Pipestone Invitational track meet this week. The three new records are Kim Boeve with a 54 foot 2 inch discus throw; Nyla Elbers with a 20 foot 4 inch shot put and Micky Faber with a 14.5 effort in the 100 meter run." 50 years ago (1956)"At a recent meeting of Hills Post 399, American Legion, Harold Van Wettering was selected to represent this community at Boys State, which will be held this summer in St. Paul. For the past several years the Legion has been sponsoring a candidate to Boys State, paying all the necessary expenses, so that the trip is entirely free to the candidate."75 years ago (1931)"The Junior and Senior classes and the members of the Hills school faculty, enjoyed the annual Junior-Senior banquet at the Hotel Carpenter in Sioux Falls last Saturday evening. A sumptuous three-course dinner was served at six-thirty o’clock. Piano selections by Mrs. Olaf Hagen during the time dinner was served, and several vocal selections by a Negro male quartette of Sioux Falls were enjoyed by all … " 100 years ago (1906)"F.E. York, our cement man, has completed an 8-foot cement walk with curbing in front of the three Peterson lots, Nuffer hardware store and Hellie’s carpenter shop and a 4-foot walk in front of the two Qualley lots, and the three lots of Olaf Skyberg, a distance of 240 feet, which is a splendid addition to our cement walks."

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